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animators

noun

plural of animator

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someone or something that gives life or vigor to

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Recent Examples of animators The leak itself received a mountain of backlash from industry professionals, animators and others for disrespecting the years of work put into crafting the film. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 That's quite the draw for video editors, music creators, 3D graphic designers, animators, and any other creative making something magic out of a little software and some imagination. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 The honor has been bestowed upon actors, comedians, directors, producers, costume designers, writers, animators, musicians, executives, journalists, and various other individuals whose work in television has no equal. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 30 June 2026 The 2026 honorees are the late journalist Ed Bradley, actors Ted Danson and Jean Smart, producer Sheila Nevins, animators, writers, producers, directors and songwriters Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 30 June 2026 Hitting Back at Market Crisis 10 years ago, Annecy was packed by studios and big independents recruiting animators. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 29 June 2026 Special effects artists and animators These workers create the visuals for films, television shows and video games. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 June 2026 Instead, Meledandri freed filmmakers and animators to make movies about antic antiheroes. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 Margaret Kerry, the perky actress and dancer who served as the model and inspiration for the Disney animators creating the pixie Tinker Bell for the 1953 classic Peter Pan, has died. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026

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Noun

The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With fuel prices nationwide going up and down amid the ongoing war in Iran, ABC News is launching a gas calculator to help drivers estimate the cost of filling up their tanks.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of drivers

Noun

Because of the convictions, Flores will no longer be eligible to work for law enforcement at any level, including local, state and federal agencies.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Then, in 2012, redevelopment agencies were dissolved by the state and their obligations transferred to successor agencies.

— Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of agencies

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The old model had strategists on top, executors in the middle and juniors at the bottom.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Because probate laws vary, executors should understand their state's requirements before assuming every creditor can continue adding interest indefinitely.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of executors

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The companies will jointly pursue projects across the global mining sector, where diesel generators remain the primary source of electricity for many remote sites.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Project Bluestem Data centers emit humming sounds from generators, fans and other equipment.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

Definition of generators

Noun

Only 25% of production houses supported by the FDC or tax incentives have returned for a second project, leaving 75% unable to build long-term capacity.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026
While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of incentives

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Although both catalysts showed similar overall activity, their products were very different.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
Apple shares could soon climb to $400, Brown said, pointing to several catalysts that are likely to drive the stock higher over the next six months.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of catalysts

Noun

By integrating smart shades into the components of major smart home ecosystems (those supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave specifically), these systems can react to real-time stimuli.

— K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026
When your dopamine levels, the chemical baseline responsible for motivation and pursuit, are naturally low, your brain searches for quick stimuli to wake itself up.

— Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of stimuli

Noun

Their appearance was not a surprise to longtime Swift fans, who recall that the group was one of her earliest inspirations.

— Alison Abbey Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
His music existed at a remove from his inspirations, cobbled together from secondhand memories and his own Western childhood.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026

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